[mythtv-users] Is anyone using mythtv as a server for the new Internet capable TVs ?

Brad Fuller bradallenfuller at gmail.com
Thu Oct 23 15:35:47 UTC 2008


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 08:39 -0400, Linuxguy123 wrote:
>> I'm in the market to buy a new TV.  I'm contemplating setting up a myth
>> TV server/system.
>>
>> Several of the TVs I am looking at appear to support some sort of
>> Internet capability.  Ie the Samsung 52LN650.
>> http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln52a650/4505-6482_7-32887597.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
>>
>> I am wondering if such a TV could connected directly to a mythTV backend
>> (server), without the need for a local front end PC.  Has anyone tried
>> this ?

It seems it's for a dedicated builtin browser. But, they might be
using linux, as other TV mfrs are. Maybe it's hackable.


-- 
Brad Fuller


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